Term 3 Week 4 Newsletter 2016 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE … · Our winner from Stage 2 was Jai.N!...
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Term 3 Week 4 Newsletter 2016 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Upcoming Dates: 12 th – 18 th August: Book Fair 17 th August: Education Week Open Day PBL Launch 18 th August: Book Week Parade 19 th August: Zone Athletics 30 th August: Father’s Day Stall 1 st September: Zone Public Speaking 2 nd – 13 th September: Life Education 8 th September: Kindergarten Reptile Park Excursion Education Week Next week we celebrate Public Education Week. The theme for 2016 is 'Shared stories, better learning, stronger communities' we hope to share our learning and stories with you all at Wednesday’s open classrooms and Book Parade. I am continually amazed at the great sportsmanship of our students. This week I had the pleasure of attending the Boccia State Championships where our team of Ashton, Blade and Harper completed the day as the highest ranked primary school team in the state. The organiser commented on the way our team displayed respectful competitiveness. This after I received complementary emails about our netball teams last week. We want our children to always compete but in a way that respects our opposition. Over the last few years, communication between the school, teachers and our community has become much easier with improved technologies, such as email and social media. As a society, we are now inundated with information all the time, which is positive but can also impact people’s wellbeing. As a school, we endeavour to keep parents informed about teaching, learning and special events as much as is humanly possible. As one of our core expectations is respect, can parents please be mindful that teachers/staff are not available 24 hours/day, 7 days a week and have the right to their personal time. Communication outside of school hours and weekends may go unanswered until appropriate times. Emails that arrive immediately before school, during teaching and learning time may not be seen until after 3 pm. It is not unreasonable to allow 48 hours for a response to an email during the term. As always, in an emergency please call the ladies in the front office. Recently we enlisted the help of a graphic designer to update our school logo. Share your thoughts on the design through Facebook or through the school email. The image is listed over the page. Looking forward to seeing you all during Education Week. Mr Dalkeith
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Term3Week4Newsletter2016
PRINCIPAL’SMESSAGE
UpcomingDates:
12th–18thAugust:BookFair
17thAugust:EducationWeekOpenDayPBLLaunch18thAugust:BookWeekParade19thAugust:ZoneAthletics30thAugust:Father’sDayStall1stSeptember:ZonePublicSpeaking2nd–13thSeptember:LifeEducation8thSeptember:KindergartenReptileParkExcursion
EducationWeekNextweekwecelebratePublicEducationWeek.Thethemefor2016is'Sharedstories, better learning, stronger communities' we hope to share our learningandstorieswithyouallatWednesday’sopenclassroomsandBookParade.
Iamcontinuallyamazedatthegreatsportsmanshipofourstudents.ThisweekIhadthepleasureofattendingtheBocciaStateChampionshipswhereourteamofAshton,BladeandHarpercompletedthedayasthehighestrankedprimaryschool team in the state. The organiser commented on the way our teamdisplayed respectful competitiveness. This after I received complementaryemails about our netball teams last week. We want our children to alwayscompetebutinawaythatrespectsouropposition.
Overthelastfewyears,communicationbetweentheschool, teachersandourcommunityhasbecomemucheasierwithimprovedtechnologies,suchasemailandsocialmedia. Asasociety,wearenowinundatedwith informationallthetime,whichispositivebutcanalso impactpeople’swellbeing.Asaschool,weendeavour to keep parents informed about teaching, learning and specialeventsasmuchasishumanlypossible.
Asoneofourcoreexpectations isrespect, canparentspleasebemindfulthatteachers/staffarenotavailable24hours/day,7daysaweekandhavetherighttotheirpersonaltime. Communicationoutsideofschoolhoursandweekendsmay go unanswered until appropriate times. Emails that arrive immediatelybeforeschool,duringteachingandlearningtimemaynotbeseenuntilafter3pm. It isnotunreasonabletoallow48hoursforaresponsetoanemailduringtheterm.Asalways,inanemergencypleasecalltheladiesinthefrontoffice.
Recentlyweenlistedthehelpofagraphicdesignertoupdateourschool logo.Share your thoughts on the design through Facebook or through the schoolemail.Theimageislistedoverthepage.
LookingforwardtoseeingyouallduringEducationWeek.
Mr Dalkeith
An update for our logo
PleasevisitourFacebookpagetohaveyoursayaboutourproposedupdatedlogo.
Book Character Parade Thursday18thAugust(Week5)@2.05pmundertheCOLA
Our students are STARS!
Montana’s brilliant writing is featured in this month’s SchoolMagazine!“I foundoutaboutthewritingcompetition intheSchoolMagazine. Ihad towrite an 80word short story startingwith “It came creepingtowardsmeand I couldn’t turnmyheadaway.”Our classand someother Stage 2 students entered. There were 263 entries from NSWschools!WhenIwasdoingtofruitbucketsoneday,MrsHerringtoldmethatIhadwon.Ifeltreallyexcited!”CongratulationsMontanaonyouramazingwriting.
Ashleigh&MatthewarefeaturedinDirtBikemagazineshowcasingtheirracingskills!WelldoneAshleigh&Matthew!
Spelling Bee
LastweekBrookeAve held its annual Premiers Spelling Bee in front of a sell-out crowd!Wewere alltreated to somemagnificent spelling and wonderful sportsmanship. Congratulations to all those whocompeted,youareacredittoourschool!
OurwinnerfromStage2wasJai.N!Sanalia.VovercameHarveyKfor2ndplaceinanepicshowdown.Welldoneboys!InStage3,wewereagaintreatedtoafeastofspelling.Julita.Kfinished1st,Jeremy.S2ndandBen.Ycameinaclose3rd.
Jai, Sanalia, Julita and Jeremy will move on to the regional final on Tuesday 13th of September atWarnervalePublicSchool.Wewishthemallthebest.
Education Week Open Day
Wewould like to extend awarmwelcome to all familiesand friends to help celebrate Education Week at BrookeAvenuePublicSchoolonWednesday,17thAugust.Wewillbehavingaspecialassemblycommencingat9:15am.Ourdancegroupsandchoirwillbeshowcasingtheirtalents.
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) will also be anintegralpartoftheday.MrDalkeithwillholdourveryfirstbarrel draw with fantastic prizes to be won. He will berevealingsomeexcitingnewaspectsofPBL.Sostaytuned!
We invite you to visit your children’s classrooms at theconclusion of the assembly & enjoy lunch with themafterwards.
PBL Rewards
In Week 3,staff began rewardingstudents with raffleticketsfordisplayingbehavioursthatareconsistentwithourthreecoreexpectations–Safe,RespectfulLearner.Welldonetoallstudentswhorecievedaticketinthefirstweek. Specialmentiongoes toKade in2G,Syisha in2H,Lochlanin3GandJessein4/5BforwinningthefirsteverPBLcanteenvouchers.We look forward to seeingwhichnamesgetdrawnoutnextweek.Goodluck!Don'tforgetthatMrDalkeithwillbedoingthefirstbarreldrawonourEducationWeekOpenDay.Greatprizesareupforgrabs.Keepupthepositivebehaviour!ThePBLTeam
Tell Them From Me Parent Survey
ThisTerm,ourschoolwillbeparticipatinginthePartnersinLearningparentsurvey,anotherpartoftheTellThemFromMesuiteofsurveys(student,teacherandparentsurveys)onstudentengagement.Thesurveyasksparentsandcarersquestionsaboutdifferentfactorsthatareknowntoimpactonstudentwellbeingandengagement.
Runningthissurveywillhelpourschoolunderstandparents’andcarers’perspectivesontheirchild’sexperienceatschool.Theseinclude:communicationbetweenparents/carersandstaff,activitiesandpracticesathomeandparent/carerviewsontheschool'ssupportoflearningandbehaviour.Thisvaluablefeedbackwillhelpourschoolmakepracticalimprovements.
Thesurveyisconductedentirelyonlineathomeoronpubliccomputers.Thesurveywilltypicallytake15minutesorlesstocompleteandiscompletelyconfidential.Theparentsurveywillbeconductedbetween22Augustand21October.Participatinginthesurveyisentirelyvoluntary,however,yourresponsesareverymuchappreciated.
Moreinformationaboutthesurveyisavailableat:http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents
IfyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheTellThemFromMesurvey,orwouldlikeadditionalinformation,pleasecontactMissRitchie.
Classroom Capers
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We’vechallengedourselvestoread100booksthisterm!Wewritebookreviewseverytimewefinishabook.
We’reupto46booksalready!
We’regettingintotheOlympicspiritbyfollowingtheAustralianteam’ssuccess&havingourownTablePoint
Olympics
OurAVIDUnitthistermis‘What’sInsideYourHead?’.We’vebeenlearningaboutfeelingsandhowtheycanaffectyourheadspace.Eachmorningwe‘checkin’ourfeelings.
We’vealsobeenenjoyingMathslessonsinthesunshine!
School Magazine Centenary Celebration
LastTuesday,MsAustin,thewritingcompetitionwinnerMontanaand14otherluckystudentsfromStage2were invited toSydneyto celebrate thecentenaryof theSchoolMagazine- Luke,Madison,Vegas,McKaii,Sienna,Ashby,Jodie,Callan,Chontique,Bella,Jack,AlexandRyanPandF.WewokeupinthedarktomeetatTuggerahStationat7amandcaughtanexpresstraintoCentralwithournewOpalcards, thenacitytraintoSt James.WewalkedthroughHydeParkandpasttheArtGalleryofNSWtotheRoyalBotanicGardens.
Wewere greeted by the friendly organisers and each given a goodie bagwhich included a plasticponcho,apencil,asharpener,aneraser,asetoftextas,anotebook,abottleofwaterandacopyoftheveryfirsteditionoftheSchoolMagazine.Allforfree!
Our first workshop was ‘Creating Comic Serials’ with Peter Sheehan, the illustrator and author of‘Triller’ and 25 other books. He has also storyboarded films and won many awards. We lovedwatchinghimdrawandlisteningtohisadviceonourowndesigns.
Afterapicnic lunch,all the studentsgathered to formahuge100 for theSchoolMagazine’s100thBirthday,thenahuge200fortheRoyalBotanicGardens200thbirthday.Acameramantookphotoshighuponamassivecrane.Next,weallgatheredinthenewCalyxbuildingfortheawardceremony.TheMinisterofEducation,theGovernorGeneralandfamousauthorLibbyGleesonweresomeoftheVIPguests.Wehadtositinalphabeticalordersowewereinthethirdrow.Afterwards,wewereeachgivenasmallbirthdaycupcake.Itwasdelicious!
At our second workshop, the Taronga Zoomobile, zoo educators Ryan and Rod showed us aninquisitiveechidna,asleepybeardeddragon,aclingystickinsect,afattreefrog,ashyringtailpossumandaloooongdiamondpython.Itwasfantastictoseeandtouchthemupclose.
Finally,weboardedthewarmtrainaftercatchingviewsofCentrepointTower, theSydneyHarbourBridge,StMary’scathedral,mountedpolicewithtwoprotestsinHydeParkandalotof horse
poo.Callanandhisthreefriendsatetwobagsoflolliesonthewayhome!Ourtrainleftontimeanditstartedtopourdownabout20minutesbeforethetrainarrivedatTuggerah.Itwasafabulousday!
ByChontiqueP
Book Week
Eachyear,acrossAustralia,TheChildren’sBookCouncilofAustraliabringschildrenandbookstogethercelebrating Children’s BookWeek.During this time Schools, Libraries, Booksellers, Authors, IllustratorsandchildrencelebrateAustralianChildren'sLiterature.WewillbecelebratingBookWeekinWeek5(August15th–19th).Thethemeforthisyearis‘Australia-StoryCountry’.FormeIbelievethethemeembraces:*Australiaasacountry-itshistory,uniquenessandrichculture*Australia'sbeautifulanduniqueflora(plants)andfauna(animals)*IndigenousAustralians*Yourstory...whatmakesyouAustralian?BAPSwillbeholdingourBookCharacterParadeonThursdaythe18thofAugustat2pm.Ican'twaittoseeallyourcostumes:)The Book Fair will be in the library from Monday to Thursday. Books will be available to view andpurchase before school (from 8.15) andWednesday afternoon. Books can be purchasedwith cash orcard.Thanks,MsRebeccaNesbitt(TeacherLibrarian)
Netball Schools Cup Competition
OnThursdaythe28thofJuly,20stage3boysandgirlsheadedouttoAdcockParktorepresentBAPSintheNSWNetballSchoolsCupgaladay.Ourtalentedstudentswereorganisedintotwomixedteams,BAPS1andBAPS2,witheachteamplayingfourgameseach.Bothteamsplayedexceptionallywell,withBAPS1winningallfouroftheirgamesandBAPS2winningthreeoftheirfourgames.Thisresultisatestamentto the commitment and effort displayed by the student during weeks of preparation and training toimprovetheirskills,particularlytheirfootwork,whichwasoutstandingontheday.Allstudentsshowedgreatsportsmanshiptowardstheirteammatesaswellastowardstheopposingteams.AbigthankyoutoMrsHerringandMrsMcBridefororganisingtheteamsanddedicatingtheirtimetocoachthestudents.SpecialthankstoToby(Elkie’smum)andMsFrostforumpiringontheday.
Canteen News
It’sonagain“TheSydneyMarketsFreshforKidsAnnualFruit&VegCampaign”commencingMonday8th
August 2016 and ends on Friday 16th September 2016. Every time you buy snacks/meals from theCanteencontainingfreshfruitand/orvegetablesyouwillbegivena“Fresh-for-Kids”token.Youcanenterasmanytimesasyoulike,themoreyouenterthemorechancesyouhaveatwinningsomegreatmajorprizes. All you need to do is collect two tokens and stick themon your entry form. Instant prizes areavailableforeachcompletedentryformreturnedtothecanteen.CheckouttheposterattheCanteen.GoodLuck!
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